> Also what kind of psycho uses CppStyleFunctionNames() in C? People influenced ...

pjmlp · 2025-10-25T12:02:03 1761393723

That style predates Windows.

GabrielTFS · 2025-10-25T13:02:31 1761397351

I would guess a significant portion of people using the style (if not most), did so inspired by Windows, though

pjmlp · 2025-10-25T14:06:05 1761401165

It was common across all not UNIX operating systems.

You will find it on MS-DOS, Amiga, OS/2, Mac OS.

It was based on what was common in ALGOL derived languages.

On UNIX you will find it on X Windows, and Motif.

uxp100 · 2025-10-25T14:56:59 1761404219

Macintosh toolbox was Pascal first right? Or at least there was an era where it was. And I think this naming convention is kinda a pascal thing.

pjmlp · 2025-10-25T15:02:14 1761404534

Yes, Apple is the actual creator of Object Pascal variant, and there was a Pascal based OS using P-Code for Apple II GS.